vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
silence (not speaking); muteness
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
something like ...; something called ...
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
urban areas; the streets; town; city
central part; heart (of a city)
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
form; shape; figure; visage
group; bunch; crowd; group
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
very young; little; childish; immature
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure